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Category: Travel Tips

My volunteer work in Gdansk, Poland started when I arrived in the Baltic city after completing my trip in Northern Scotland. I was quite surprised that there was a flight availability from Aberdeen, Scotland going directly to Gdansk, Poland and the price was quite affordable. I soon learned that many Polish people go to Aberdeen,…

After visiting Edinburgh, I was off to meet my friend Alice whom I met while doing volunteer work at Poznan, Poland. I would be staying with her family in their farm fairly close to Aberdeen, Scotland. From there, we would be hiking in the Muir of Dinnet, and exploring the nearby town of Ballater and…

My Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, and Ukraine spending is erratic because it was the final segment of my one year trip around the world. Anyhow, read below to get a very rough idea on how much it cost to travel to each country. My complete Lithuania transit spending breakdown Flight from Minsk to Vilnius – $65.95…

My Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Greece spending greatly varies. Greece was on the expensive end while Bulgaria was on the cheaper end. Read below to get a more detailed breakdown of my spending in each respective countries. Transit in Albania and Kosovo spending Food in Albania – $2.97 CAD (2 Euros) Food in Kosovo…

Travelling through the Balkans was an interesting experience. First, my Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia spending turned out to be pretty good. It seems like Eastern Europe is on the cheaper side as far as travel destinations go. However, the infrastructure in the Balkans is also nowhere near as good as they are in Western…

Travelling to Poland is one of the highlights of my one year trip around the world. Polish people are some of the friendliest in the world and the country is very beautiful. Looking at my 22 days Poland spending breakdown, it looks like I did well. Let’s look below and see what made the trip…

While travelling in Europe, I got a chance to visit both Austria and Czech Republic. Sadly, I wasn’t able to explore Austria more which I will definitely make sure I do in the future. My Austria and Czech Republic spending is very different. There’s definitely a noticeable difference in prices between Western and Eastern Europe….

If you’ve ever wanted to visit the tiny countries of Andorra and Monaco, then you are probably wondering how you can enter those places. While Andorra has a airport, other tiny countries in Europe like Liechtenstein, San Marino, and Monaco doesn’t have one. This means the best way to enter these countries is by taking…

While visiting my friends in Amsterdam, they told me it’s perfectly doable to see both the Colosseum and Vatican City on the same day. Brilliant, I thought. That’s exactly what I will do. After much thought, I decided I would see the Colosseum first before heading over to Vatican City. Colosseum I took the metro…